oil and gas safety Articles
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The stifled expertise of safety communications
Safety communications can offer an important contribution to workplace safety. In the oil and gas industry, however, safety communications have received very little dedicated attention. There is a wide gap between how safety communications are practised in this industry and extensive research on what communication means for humans in contemporary cultures. This paper explores some of the ...
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3 Things Overheard at the 2016 Petroleum Safety Conference
Last week, the ENFORM Petroleum Safety Conference (PSC) brought oil and gas safety professionals together once again to connect with each other in beautiful Banff. Held once a year, the conference draws hundreds of participants and vendors with one purpose in mind: honoring the moral – and legal – obligation of ensuring employee safety in the oil and gas industry. Presentation topics ...
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Collecting Data from the Field? Follow this Formula for Success!
A drill operator at an oil rig is looking tired and “out of it.” He’s yawning, his movements are slow, and he doesn’t appear to be paying much attention to detail. Immediately, the supervisor relieves the drill operator of his duties and reassigns the task. He quickly enters the work observation in his iPad. His device has an offline mode that will sync up with his safety ...
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Application-based solutions: Offshore Safety Valve Solutions
At OSEA this year, come talk to us about your market needs and technical challenges as we provide free consultation at the booth, any time from 29th November to 2nd December. You can find us at the entrance nearest to the Visitors' Registration Counter at Basement 2! Meet us at Booth BP1-03 How to save money with LESER Safety Valves Safe money with LESER safety valves! How? Join us at the free ...
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A Mode of Operation for Every Need
ESTeem’s industrial wireless radios are engineered to meet a wide array of applications. Baked-in Versatility Whether you need serial or Ethernet, narrowband or wide band, licensed or unlicensed, mobile or stationary, we have a wireless radio that will meet your needs. Our industrial-hardened radios are designed for a range of applications that present specific challenges when it comes to ...
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A review of layer of protection analysis techniques for oil and gas industry
The paper indicates advantages (and disadvantages) of layer of protection analysis (LOPA) over other methods to support its paramount position among different process safety analysis (PSA) methods in use today. Its simplicity (using order-of-magnitude estimates for all elements that constitute an accident scenario), universality (easy adaptation to particular needs), directness to indicate the ...
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An Overview of STI Group’s Services for the Oil & Gas Production Sector
Oil and gas production companies often operate on a tight margin, making both the price of oil and the costs of extraction and transport extremely important. While of course there is little companies can do to affect the price of oil, it is imperative that they get the best prices and quality possible when it comes to equipment, fabrication, and services. STI Group provides the quality, safety, ...
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The smart pipe: RFID and the oil and gas industry
This article explores the prospects for radio frequency identification (RFID) to be utilised by firms throughout the oil and gas industry. The article first provides the reader with an overview of RFID technology, how it works and how it is being applied in various settings. The present research found that innovative companies around the world are finding that RFID can improve their business ...
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Study on the wellbore flow and phase transition during formation H 2 S invasion
Considering the special physical properties of hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) and its phase transition in the wellbore, a mathematical model for wellbore flow and heat transfer during formation H 2 S invasion was established. Heat transfer and pressure were calculated along with H 2 S physical properties parameters, and a solution method of the model was proposed. The results indicate that ...
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EMEA Safety in Action Conference - New Speaker Announced
EMEA Safety in Action Conference Process Safety Track October, 21st & 22nd in Antwerp Raise Standards in Your Process Safety Performance Convert Innovative and High-Level Insight from recognised Global Leaders and Experienced Professionals in Process Safety into improved safety performance on your site at the first Process Safety Track during the 2015 EMEA Safety in Action™ ...
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More Fatalities in the Oilfields: A Grim Forecast for 2015
Oil and Gas IQ recently released a list of their oil and gas industry prognostications for the year. Their seven topic list spanned everything from continued oil price declines (to as low as $40) through the first half of the year; to a Venezuelan debt default; to the militarization of the Mediterranean gas reserve dispute between Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, and Israel. And closing the list as ...
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Industrial Wireless Networks for the Oil and Gas Industry
ESTeem industrial wireless radios are used in a wide range of demanding oil and gas applications. Communicating between offshore platforms and monitoring miles of pipeline for leaks are just two examples. But designing a reliable wireless network for oil and gas operations poses many challenges. The greatest challenge when using wireless in this industry is the distance between radios. Offshore ...
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Safety Shares Benefit Everyone
Have you ever attended a meeting in your workplace that began with someone informally presenting a Safety Share? If you typically work in an office environment, you’ve probably wondered why your organization even requires these for non-field employees. How could you possibly benefit? Safety shares (which can go by many other names including Toolbox Talk, Tailgate Safety Meeting, and ...
By EHS Insight
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LED Applications for Oil and Gas Refining and Processing
Oil and gas processing facilities are unsafe due to the existence of hazardous compounds during operations. When addressing such issues, companies in the sector may deploy explosion proof lighting systems to prevent the ignition of sparks created from the electrical equipment. The adoption of LED technology in oil and gas refineries has helped reinforce key safety measures associated with ...
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Liberating contaminants for easy recovery
The number one challenge associated with most site remediation designs and methodologies is that 90-95 per cent of all environmental contaminants are present in an adsorbed phase onto soil and bedrock surfaces within both saturated and unsaturated zones. Contaminants, including hydrocarbons (LNAPL), chlorinates (DNAPL) and heavy metals, are sorbed onto the substrates and so have reduced mobility ...
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Sustainable Performance Isn’t About Preventing All Accidents; It’s About Managing the Ability to Adapt and Learn
With an increasing awareness of the importance of safety, we are seeing a growing trend of zero accident goals. Inherently, this is a laudable moral goal and if we truly value people in organizations, then our intentions should indeed point to a goal of not harming people during operational work. Protecting people is a good thing, but one of the problems with “zero goals” is the lack ...
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Servicing the Globe
The American Petroleum Institute (API) represents the largest trade organization of the oil and natural gas industries in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., API represents over 650 corporations which are directly involved in producing, processing and distributing much of the nation’s energy. In supporting many organizations and jobs throughout the petroleum ...
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Our Partners are trusted digital transformation advisors
Efforts to improve sustainability, efficiency and agility have been underway for some years now. To date many industrial companies have focused on facility energy efficiency projects and many have achieved great results. Today’s need though is to address the process where most industrial energy is used, and investment capital is spent. Agility, efficiency, workforce empowerment and ...
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How the post-flint effect could continue to affect industry
This post originally appeared on Enablon Insights as part of a three-part series, Between Flint and a Hard Place. The first post identified how lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan sparked a heightened awareness about water quality in the U.S. The second post dove deeper into water contamination trends affecting industry actors, analyzing how Flint, an issue created by public officials, ...
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OSHA “Willful” and “Repeat” Citations Fines Increase Dramatically
OSHA issues 2018 penalties for citations. As of January 1, 2018, a serious citation fine is $12,934.00. A willful or repeat citation is $129,366.00. A failure to abate is now $12,934.00/day. Here’s what they’re looking for: Companies with injury/illness and days away rates above their industry coverages. Industries with high fatality rates. Companies previously fined ...
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